Maintenance Assistant

WG100 Queensmead Property Ltd; Windsor; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Training induction

35 days holiday

Flexible benefits

Wellbeing & medical cover

Refer-a-friend £1,000 bonus

Job summary

The Witherslack Group is seeking a maintenance worker for Queensmead House School in the UK. You will perform general repairs to keep the school buildings and facilities in good order, drive school vehicles, and maintain grounds and gardens. Training on safeguarding will be provided to help you support our young people.

We offer a strong salary and benefits package, plus opportunities for development in a supportive environment with a focus on safeguarding and pupil welfare.

Qualifications

• Have some maintenance skills, either professionally or as a DIY enthusiast.
• Experience in carpentry.
• Experience with fire doors and fire door maintenance.
• Experience with lock fitting and repairs.
• Decorating skills.
• Can-do attitude and team player.

Responsibilities

• Carry out general, day-to-day repairs to keep the school running.
• Drive school vehicles and keep them in good order.
• Maintain school grounds and gardens.
• Participate in safeguarding training.
• Be a friendly, approachable presence for pupils.

Skills

General maintenance

Carpentry

Fire doors

Lock repairs

Decorating

Team player

Job description

£28,619 - £31,613 + Excellent Benefits

Huge Small Victories Being a maintenance worker in our school means being part of something big. You’ll be doing your bit to make sure the school building is a great place to be for our young people.

Get out what you put in You’ll do all the general, day-to-day repairs needed to keep our school up and running, drive the school vehicles and keep them in good working order, as well as making sure the school grounds and garden are kept neat and tidy. You’ll also be a familiar, friendly face, this means our young people will sometimes stop to chat to you so we’ll give you some training on child safeguarding to give you that extra confidence!

One of the best environments in SEND Queensmead House School is located on a historic site with views of Windsor Castle. This inspiring setting, with a rich heritage of education, is now home to a specialist learning environment recently rated Good by Ofsted. QHS is an independent specialist day school, with both primary and secondary settings providing high quality education. The school meets the needs of a diverse group of pupils with complex educational needs, communication difficulties and challenging behaviours.

What we do for you We know you’re going to do great things. For your hard work and commitment, we reward you with the best salary and benefits package in the education sector.

With us, you’ll get to bring learning to life and make a genuine difference to the lives of our young people – plus you’ll get:

• Training: A full induction and on the job training
• Holiday: You’ll work hard at WG, so you’ll be rewarded with 35 days holiday including bank holidays
• Flexible benefits: meaning you can increase/decrease benefits such as life insurance – check out our benefits here
• Wellbeing: a host of wellbeing tools and advice including employee assistance Medical cover so you can claim back the cost of things like an opticians or dentist appointment and a host of high-street discounts
• Beautiful working environments with the very best facilities – check out our schools here
• A recommend a friend scheme that offers a £1,000 bonus every time
• Bring your whole-self to work

Our young people come from all walks of life, diverse backgrounds and with different needs – and our workforce reflects that diversity, so that our teams can engage, encourage and inspire our young people to be themselves.

The kind of person we’re looking for will:

• Have some maintenance skills, either professionally or as a DIY enthusiast
• Have experience or skills in carpentry
• Have experience with fire doors and fire door maintenance
• Have experience with lock fitting and repairs
• Have decorating skills
• Have a ‘can do’ attitude – a team player who rolls up their sleeves to help others
• Be confident taking responsibility for buying smaller pieces of maintenance equipment
• Be willing to undertake Health & Safety and other relevant training

Our young people deserve the best possible future and we feel the same about our teams. You deserve to have the career you want, with a purpose-led employer, in an environment that allows you to be yourself.

The Witherslack Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of its young people. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check (we will cover the cost) and an online search.

We are an equal opportunities employer welcoming applications from all sections of the community.

Special Education / Careers in Care / Careers in Special Education / Working with Children / SEMH / SEN / ASD

We are the highest Ofsted-rated provider in the country for special education and care.

Our teams are fulfilled by the idea of making even the smallest positive changes in our young people, so we celebrate the little things.

There’s lots of ups and downs, and to some of our young people, just sitting through a lesson can be a big win.

We call these huge small victories and whilst they may seem small on the surface, they add up to make a big difference.

We live and learn with children and young people with social, emotional and mental health needs, communication difficulties (such as Autism, Asperger’s Syndrome, or speech, language and communication needs), ADHD or complex learning needs.

We have the most joined-up model in SEN, the best environments and we are proud of what we do.

Mission: We are the leading provider of specialist education and care for children and young people with social, emotional and mental health needs, communication difficulties (autistic spectrum conditions; speech, language and communication needs), ADHD and complex learning needs.